Magnets, Monuments, and Memories

When it comes to advertising the Visit Stanly name, there’s only so much three people can do from the comfort of our Albemarle office. That’s why we enlist the help of you, some of Stanly County’s finest, in the form of free t-shirts, koozies, wine glasses, and more. Some of you perform your free advertising responsibilities better than we ever could. You wear your Visit Stanly shirts on vacation, or pull out a Visit Stanly koozie at an out-of-town wedding, or keep a Visit Stanly pen in your car. From those of us at Visit Stanly, we are extremely grateful for those of you that take our name with you.

Such is the case for Matthew Irvin, a Norwood-based photographer who, together with his trusty companion “Photo Dog” Jackson, travels across the U.S. to various state parks and historical landmarks with our VisitStanly.com magnets slapped to the side of his pickup truck. The magnets, which measure 48 in. x 8 in. and feature a picture of the view from the top of Morrow Mountain as the background, have VisitStanly.com printed across in large, black letters and can be placed on the sides or across the back of a vehicle.

Thanks to Matt and Jackson’s adventures, VisitStanly.com has been seen by people in places that we would never be able to reach with a Facebook video. Without Matt’s willingness to ride around with our name on the side of his truck, VisitStanly.com probably never would’ve made it to Yellowstone or Mt. Rushmore, to name a few. The full list of states and landmarks Matt and Jackson have visited is much lengthier:

National Parks/Monuments

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
White Sands National Monument
Tonto National Monument
Montezuma’s Well National Monument
Grand Canyon National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Petrified ForestPainted Desert National Park
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Colorado National Monument
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Craters of the Moon National Park
John Day Fossil Beds Nat’l Monument
Newberry Volcano National Monument
Mount St Helens National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Olympic National Park
North Cascades National Park
Glacier National Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mt Rushmore National Memorial
Badlands National Park

In addition to carrying our magnets, Matt also makes sure to pack at least one VisitStanly.com t-shirt (and you should too, no matter where you’re going!). Matt and Jackson’s past and future voyages can be found on their Facebook travel page: Matthew H Irvin, Photographer/Writer. We look forward to hearing about where they go next and we are extremely grateful they continue to take the VisitStanly.com name with them!